What a long, strange trip it has been for the two GP-20 locomotives seen here in New Jersey on a beautiful summer day in 2021. Happy 61st birthday to these two veterans built for the Great Northern Railway in 1960. Shortline railroads are chock full of venerable units such as the GP-20, and what a pleasure it is to see these old warriors still working well into the 21st century. RCRY 2092 and 2093 are pulling into their yard with inbound loads for several customers in the sprawling industrial park that is Raritan Center in Edison, NJ. It is interesting that the two locos, built for a railroad that ran from Minnesota to Washington state, are about to pass a Blue Spruce tree planted here, a variety of tree native to the northwest region of this country. Is it luck? Is it fate? No one is certain, but what an incredible coincidence as these former Northwest natives get together once again on the east coast of the US, with the NJ state flag and the US flag flying proudly, bringing a little northwest influence and beauty to the Jersey Shore.
Image recorded June 19, 2021
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